Wild vs. Avalanche Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Wild vs. Avalanche NHL game on March 8, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Avalanche
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OT1 04:38 Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
OT1 02:14 Brock Nelson shot blocked by Brock Faber
OT1 02:06 Shot missed by Bobby Brink
OT1 01:44 Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Jesper Wallstedt
OT1 01:14 Shot missed by Cale Makar
OT1 00:58 Shot missed by Martin Necas
P3 17:47 Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Cale Makar
P3 16:34 Power play - Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 15:47 Power play - Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Cale Makar
P3 15:24 Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 13:22 Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
P3 12:39 Goal scored by Brett Kulak
P3 11:16 Power play - Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 09:44 Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 07:58 Parker Kelly shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
P3 07:43 Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
P3 07:01 Shorthanded - Goal scored by Nico Sturm
P3 06:16 Power play - Cale Makar shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 06:00 Power play - Brock Nelson shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 04:31 Jonas Brodin shot blocked by Zakhar Bardakov
Play by Play
  1. SO
    End of Shootout period.
  2. SO
    Shootout Goal scored by Nathan MacKinnon on Jesper Wallstedt
  3. SO
    Shootout attempt by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Scott Wedgewood
  4. SO
    Shootout attempt by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
  5. SO
    Shootout Goal scored by Matt Boldy on Scott Wedgewood
  6. SO
    Shootout Goal scored by Valeri Nichushkin on Jesper Wallstedt
  7. OT1 05:00
    End of 1st OT.
  8. OT1 04:38
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
  9. OT1 03:57
    Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
  10. OT1 03:57
    Stoppage - Visitor Timeout
  11. OT1 02:14
    SHOT
    Brock Nelson shot blocked by Brock Faber
  12. OT1 02:06
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Bobby Brink
  13. OT1 01:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  14. OT1 01:14
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cale Makar
  15. OT1 00:58
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Martin Necas
  16. OT1 00:48
    Takeaway by Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  17. OT1 00:00
    Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  18. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  19. P3 18:18
    Nico Sturm credited with hit on Josh Manson in offensive zone
  20. P3 17:47
    SHOT
    Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Cale Makar
  21. P3 17:22
    Nazem Kadri credited with hit on Jonas Brodin in offensive zone
  22. P3 16:35
    Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
  23. P3 16:35
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  24. P3 16:34
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Scott Wedgewood
  25. P3 15:47
    SHOT
    Power play - Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Cale Makar
  26. P3 15:24
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Scott Wedgewood
  27. P3 15:07
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  28. P3 14:58
    Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
  29. P3 13:22
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
  30. P3 12:48
    Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  31. P3 12:39
    Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  32. P3 12:39
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Brett Kulak
    2-2
  33. P3 11:29
    Nico Sturm credited with hit on Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  34. P3 11:16
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  35. P3 10:03
    Shorthanded - Michael McCarron won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  36. P3 09:44
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  37. P3 09:29
    Power play - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
  38. P3 08:55
    Martin Necas credited with hit on Kirill Kaprizov in defensive zone
  39. P3 08:23
    Vladimir Tarasenko credited with hit on Joel Kiviranta in defensive zone
  40. P3 07:58
    SHOT
    Parker Kelly shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
  41. P3 07:43
    SHOT
    Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
  42. P3 07:01
    Nick Foligno won faceoff against Ross Colton in neutral zone
  43. P3 07:01
    GOAL
    Shorthanded - Goal scored by Nico Sturm
    2-1
  44. P3 06:16
    SHOT
    Power play - Cale Makar shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
  45. P3 06:00
    SHOT
    Power play - Brock Nelson shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
  46. P3 05:17
    Michael McCarron won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  47. P3 05:17
    Penalty to Yakov Trenin 2 minutes for Slashing
  48. P3 04:31
    SHOT
    Jonas Brodin shot blocked by Zakhar Bardakov
  49. P3 04:29
    Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
  50. P3 04:17
    Matt Boldy won faceoff against Zakhar Bardakov in neutral zone
  51. P3 04:13
    Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
  52. P3 04:13
    Penalty to Ross Colton 2 minutes for Slashing
  53. P3 03:15
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in offensive zone
  54. P3 03:02
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Scott Wedgewood
  55. P3 02:18
    Danila Yurov credited with hit on Nicolas Roy in defensive zone
  56. P3 02:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nicolas Roy saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  57. P3 02:06
    Danila Yurov credited with hit on Sam Malinski in defensive zone
  58. P3 01:37
    Danila Yurov won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
  59. P3 01:37
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  60. P3 01:25
    Zach Bogosian credited with hit on Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  61. P3 01:21
    SHOT
    Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
  62. P3 00:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Scott Wedgewood
  63. P3 00:46
    Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
  64. P3 00:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
  65. P3 00:00
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  66. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  67. P2 19:04
    Danila Yurov won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
  68. P2 18:58
    SHOT
    Zach Bogosian shot blocked by teammate
  69. P2 18:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Hartman saved by Scott Wedgewood
  70. P2 17:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brock Faber saved by Scott Wedgewood
  71. P2 16:38
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in defensive zone
  72. P2 16:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matt Boldy
  73. P2 15:38
    Michael McCarron credited with hit on Nathan MacKinnon in offensive zone
  74. P2 15:33
    Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  75. P2 15:10
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Joel Eriksson Ek
  76. P2 13:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Scott Wedgewood
  77. P2 13:52
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jake Middleton
  78. P2 13:06
    SHOT
    Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  79. P2 12:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Hartman saved by Scott Wedgewood
  80. P2 12:36
    Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in offensive zone
  81. P2 12:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Gavin Brindley saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  82. P2 12:19
    Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
  83. P2 12:05
    Nazem Kadri won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
  84. P2 11:42
    Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
  85. P2 11:40
    SHOT
    Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Bobby Brink
  86. P2 11:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  87. P2 11:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  88. P2 11:02
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ross Colton
  89. P2 10:53
    SHOT
    Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by Joel Kiviranta
  90. P2 09:45
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Scott Wedgewood
  91. P2 08:58
    SHOT
    Parker Kelly shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
  92. P2 08:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
  93. P2 07:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Scott Wedgewood
  94. P2 06:59
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
  95. P2 05:59
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Parker Kelly
  96. P2 05:29
    SHOT
    Power play - Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Brent Burns
  97. P2 04:47
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Matt Boldy
  98. P2 04:28
    Penalty to Nicolas Roy 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Zach Bogosian)
  99. P2 03:44
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Parker Kelly
  100. P2 02:38
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
  101. P2 02:15
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Gavin Brindley
  102. P2 01:54
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Martin Necas
  103. P2 00:43
    Power play - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
  104. P2 00:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  105. P2 00:16
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  106. P2 00:00
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  107. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  108. P1 19:49
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  109. P1 19:27
    Jake Middleton credited with hit on Zakhar Bardakov in offensive zone
  110. P1 19:23
    Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  111. P1 19:23
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  112. P1 18:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Scott Wedgewood
  113. P1 17:23
    Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Ross Colton in defensive zone
  114. P1 17:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Joel Kiviranta saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  115. P1 16:43
    SHOT
    Brett Kulak shot blocked by Michael McCarron
  116. P1 16:40
    SHOT
    Brett Kulak shot blocked by Michael McCarron
  117. P1 16:37
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  118. P1 16:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  119. P1 15:57
    Danila Yurov credited with hit on Devon Toews in offensive zone
  120. P1 15:27
    Parker Kelly credited with hit on Brock Faber in defensive zone
  121. P1 15:04
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
  122. P1 15:04
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  123. P1 13:50
    Cale Makar credited with hit on Nico Sturm in defensive zone
  124. P1 13:28
    Wild won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  125. P1 13:28
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  126. P1 12:40
    Parker Kelly won faceoff against Danila Yurov in defensive zone
  127. P1 12:40
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  128. P1 12:20
    SHOT
    Joel Kiviranta shot blocked by Quinn Hughes
  129. P1 11:49
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
  130. P1 11:49
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  131. P1 11:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Scott Wedgewood
  132. P1 11:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nazem Kadri
  133. P1 11:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  134. P1 10:34
    Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
  135. P1 10:34
    Stoppage - Icing
  136. P1 09:50
    Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Danila Yurov in defensive zone
  137. P1 09:25
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Joel Kiviranta saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  138. P1 09:12
    Jack Drury credited with hit on Mats Zuccarello in neutral zone
  139. P1 09:03
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  140. P1 09:00
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  141. P1 07:31
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Nick Foligno shot blocked by Nazem Kadri
  142. P1 06:57
    Power play - Nazem Kadri won faceoff against Yakov Trenin in offensive zone
  143. P1 06:57
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  144. P1 06:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  145. P1 05:35
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
  146. P1 05:21
    Matt Boldy credited with hit on Brent Burns in offensive zone
  147. P1 05:11
    Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - Player Injury
  148. P1 05:02
    SHOT
    Brock Faber shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  149. P1 04:59
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  150. P1 04:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Danila Yurov saved by Scott Wedgewood
  151. P1 04:47
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Danila Yurov in offensive zone
  152. P1 04:47
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  153. P1 04:29
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nicolas Roy saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  154. P1 04:06
    Parker Kelly credited with hit on Jared Spurgeon in offensive zone
  155. P1 03:53
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zach Bogosian saved by Scott Wedgewood
  156. P1 03:13
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  157. P1 02:37
    Power play - Ross Colton credited with hit on Jonas Brodin in offensive zone
  158. P1 02:06
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  159. P1 01:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  160. P1 01:34
    Power play - Takeaway by Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
  161. P1 01:13
    SHOT
    Josh Manson shot blocked by Bobby Brink
  162. P1 00:36
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
  163. P1 00:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Scott Wedgewood
  164. P1 00:00
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  165. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Wild
STATS
Avalanche
34Shots on Goal36
56% Faceoff Win % 44%
4/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 5/0
10Penalty Infraction Mins8
25Hits20
21 Shots Blocked 14
19Giveaways9
WildMIN
AvalancheCOL
34Shots on Goal36
56% Faceoff Win % 44%
4/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 5/0
10Penalty Infraction Mins8
25Hits20
21 Shots Blocked 14
19Giveaways9

Wild vs. Avalanche: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Wild vs. Avalanche
  • Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026
  • Time: 2:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Ball Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Avalanche favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Wild +158, Avalanche -172

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Wild: 38%
  • Avalanche: 62%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Wild a win probability of 38%, while the Avalanche have a win probability of 62%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Avalanche are more likely to beat the Wild in the NHL game at Ball Arena on Sunday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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